Sitter question

[SJ]

How old are your kids?

[SJ]

Since you are comfortable, I think it's fine.

I was certainly babysitting at that age.

[carolinagirl831]

Yes, I did tons of babysitting at that age and was responsible

[zarapipe]

I would.

[soso]

We had a similar situation - a very mature girl - so we were comfortable. One thing I do for ALL sitters EACH time they sit for us is to remind them where our address is written down and to call 911 first, then us For me, this was especially important with the younger sitter.

[Deleted]

Yes, I'd use her. Get in on the ground floor so she takes your calls in a couple years.

[Deleted]

The ones that are less mature aren't the ones babysitting. I'm sure you know how to spot a good one!

[brooklyn]

Yes, as long as you feel like she's responsible. I was babysitting at that age.

[annieh22]

Sure.

I was babysitting at that age and was probably better at it then than when I was in high school. I still liked to play and thought kids were fun and felt so grown up having some responsibility.

Definitely use her if you're comfortable with it

[Deleted]

Yes. I babysat at that age.

[Deleted]

Yes. I babysat at that age with no problem and loved it.

My favorite babysitter started when Rubes was born. She was 12. I trained her well and she's now almost 16 and totally awesome.

It gets hard the older the kids get too. Here it's mainly 12-14 year olds babysitting. As soon as they can drive they move on to bigger and better paying stuff.

When I started her we were close to home and I knew her parents were around as well, which made everyone more comfortable.

[cinco]

The sitter we use is that age. We love her. My kids are 8, 6, and 3.

[livinitup]

I started babysitting at that age and I was a very good choice - and the kids were about that age. It's a little funny how I got the gig -

My friend, a fellow 7th grader, was selling something door-to-door. The mom was impressed by her and asked her about babysitting - on the spot. She was booked on Saturday nights, so the mom asked her to recommend a friend. That was me! That's how we met and I was their regular Saturday Date Night babysitter for years.

[Jalapeñomel]

Yes. That's better than a lot of older sitters. I love the CPR and babysitter course.

[pinkdutchtulips]

Do it !

DD's been babysat by 12-13-14 yos .. i was babysitting at that age (kids aged 1+) .  usually its for just a few hours (no dinner, no bedtime) and these are girls i know through GS. bonus that they can crank out a badge in a few hours babysitting dd giving me a much needed break .. win-win !

[VillainV]

I would. And I like that her parents are close-ish so if she runs into any issues at all she can always call her parents.